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January 23, 2013  10:57 AM

Game over for Microsoft? Not quite



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Microsoft, Windows, Windows 8

I'm not sure if he's based out of Washington, but it seems like Adam Hartung is smoking some powerful stuff. In response to the seemingly tepid reception Windows 8 and the Surface RT tablet received over the holiday season, Hartung is shouting "the sky is falling" from the rooftops, and proclaiming...

March 21, 2012  1:28 PM

Microsoft Cuts Back on Free Software for TechNet Subscribers



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Microsoft, Office, product keys, TechNet, Windows

One of the benefits of subscribing to Microsoft TechNet is that it gains you access to the latest Microsoft software. But, TechNet subscribers will soon have a little less access. An announcement on the TechNet subscriptions...

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March 8, 2012  4:56 PM

Microsoft Questions Legality of Onlive Streaming Windows / Office



Posted by: Tony Bradley
iPad, Microsoft, Office, OnLive, software license, Windows

OnLive has a very impressive service. For a nominal fee you can stream a complete Windows 7 desktop--with Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, and even Adobe Flash--right to your iPad...


February 2, 2012  10:51 AM

Staying InTune With Remote Users



Posted by: Tony Bradley
InTune, Microsoft, Windows, Windows InTune

Over time, the traditional concept of a job being in an office where people sit all day at a desk is eroding. The Internet and mobile computing have shrunk the world and torn down the walls. Now, organizations of all sizes can be more agile, and more flexible by employing people around the corner,...


June 30, 2011  2:42 PM

Windows Desktop Virtualization FAQ



Posted by: Tony Bradley
App-V, Med-V, VDI, virtualization, Windows

Despite the push to the cloud--or even because of the push to the cloud--desktop virtualization remains a hot topic for IT admins. Microsoft continues to hone its virtualization offerings to make it easier to deploy and manage virtual desktops. The Microsoft Windows for Your Business Blog...


April 6, 2011  12:14 PM

Microsoft Should Follow Its Own Mantra



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Administrator, installation, permission, privileges, standard user, UAC, user account, Windows

"Do not log in as an Administrator. " How long has that security best practice mantra been recited? How many times have you been reminded that malware attacks generally execute...


March 4, 2011  11:12 AM

Microsoft Coming Late to Tablet Revolution in 2012



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Apple. tablet PC, iPad, Microsoft, mobile computing, Windows

It has been over a year since Apple launched the original iPad. The success of that tablet has led virtually every other vendor out there to try to emulate it--with somewhere around 100 tablet variations currently in the works. Other than a few feeble attempts by vendors to cram Windows 7 onto a...


February 25, 2011  10:39 PM

Windows 7 Tablets on the Horizon



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Android, iOS, iPad, MSI, tablet PC, Windows, Xoom

Apple already has a virtual monopoly on the tablet PC market with the iPad, and it has a media event slated for next week where it is expected to unveil...


November 10, 2009  11:27 PM

Security Researchers Concerned about Flaw in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers



Posted by: Tony Bradley
drive-by attack, kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft, MS09-063, MS09-065, nCircle, Patch Tuesday, security bulletins, Tyler Reguly, vulnerabilities, Windows

Today is Patch Tuesday for November, 2009. Microsoft released 6 new Security Bulletins for November--3...


November 2, 2009  11:05 PM

Security-as-a-Service Makes Sense for SMB Budgets



Posted by: Tony Bradley
Managed Office Protection, Panda Security, PMOP, SaaS, security, security-as-a-service, Windows

Security is necessary. There is no way to avoid the need to protect network and computer resources. Companies can’t avoid the regulatory requirements they must comply with which stipulate how data must be protected from compromise and malicious...